Friday, June 13, 2025
Prince Edward Island breaks ground on clean tech park
The Government of Prince Edward Island announced that work has begun on the future Georgetown Clean Tech Park. The Georgetown Clean Tech Park will be…
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City of New Westminster receives funding for Queensborough dike rehabilitation
The City of New Westminster announced it will receive $800,000 from the provincial government’s Community Emergency Preparedness Fund (CEPF), administered by the Union of BC…
B.C. invests in flood resilience for Sqwá First Nation, Shxwhá:y Village, Chilliwack
The Government of British Columbia announced that people in Sqwá First Nation, Shxwhá:y Village and Chilliwack will be better protected from flooding with shoreline stabilization…
Reducing flooding risks in the Lake Champlain-Richelieu River Basin
The International Joint Commission (IJC) submitted its recommendations to the Canadian and United States’ governments about the reduction of risks and potential solutions to flooding in the Lake Champlain-Richelieu River…
CIB and City of Calgary close $165M investment towards zero-emission buses
The Canada Infrastructure Bank (CIB) announced financial close on a partnership with The City of Calgary which will see the CIB invest $165 million towards…
Industry-academic partnership to find ways to build more with less emissions
University of Toronto Engineering’s newest research centre will develop innovative ways to meet the urgent and growing need for infrastructure — without further exacerbating the…
Sanexen awarded contract for remediation project at former Rayrock mine
Sanexen Environmental Services Inc. has been awarded the major environmental remediation project of the former Rayrock mine in Northern Canada. The impacts of the mine…
Ontario unveils all-Canadian zero-emission concept vehicle at U.S. event
The Government of Ontario announced that Project Arrow, the first, all-Canadian, zero-emission connected vehicle, designed and built in Ontario, was unveiled at the Consumer Electronics…
Public spaces in NWT to benefit from improved ventilation infrastructure
The Government of Canada announced $4,150,000 in federal funding to improve ventilation in four public buildings in the Northwest Territories. “Improving methods to limit public…
Tailings at Quebec mine to be forged into sustainable building materials
ESGold Corp. announced that it has entered into a joint venture agreement with DMCMS Inc. to produce and sell construction building materials. The new joint…
Lafarge Canada converts N.S. cement plant production to greener portfolio
Lafarge Canada announced the full transformation of the Brookfield Cement Plant’s cement production in Nova Scotia to a greener portfolio. From now on, the site’s…
Canada invests to make Edmonton more resilient to flood risks
The Government of Canada and the City of Edmonton announced more than $22 million in federal funding to help reduce flood risk and damage in…
Contract awarded for environmental restoration of former Quebec aluminum plant
Sanexen Environmental Services Inc. announced it has won the bid for the environmental remediation project of the former Aleris plant site in Trois-Rivières, Québec. With…
Arup highlights nature-based lessons to help cities build resilience
At the UN Biodiversity Conference (COP15) in Montreal, Arup released its most northerly Sponge City Snapshot, showing that Montréal’s unique natural features provide a lesson…
Canada’s first full-scale EV plant to build fully electric delivery vans opens in Ontario
The governments of Canada and Ontario, along with General Motors Canada announced the opening of GM Canada’s first full-scale electric vehicle (EV) manufacturing plant in…
Acciona Canada helps automate reforestation using drone technology
In celebration of 20 years building sustainable infrastructure in Canada, Acciona Canada is planting 20,000 trees in British Columbia. The company commissioned Flash Forest –…
FNMPC leads new coalition in support of global and domestic climate change
The First Nations Major Projects Coalition (FNMPC), First Nations Climate Initiative (FNCI), and the Business Council of British Columbia (BCBC) announced a coalition to invest…
2022 Canadian Brownfield Network Brownie Awards
Industry leaders involved in the redevelopment and revitalization of brownfield properties were honoured as part of the 23rd Annual Brownie Awards, presented by Actual Media…
Roadmap to Net-Zero Carbon Concrete by 2050 launched
The Government of Canada and the Cement Association of Canada released the Roadmap to Net-Zero Carbon Concrete by 2050. Concrete is the most used building material…
Natural Resources Canada invests $1.6M in CanREA Electricity Transition Hub
The Canadian Renewable Energy Association (CanREA) announced the launch of the CanREA Electricity Transition Hub, supported by nearly $1.6 million in funding from Natural Resources…
Ontario government changes plans for wastewater treatment in York Region
The Ontario Government announced that plans for the Upper York Sewage Solution, which would have sent wastewater from Newmarket, Aurora and East Gwillimbury through a…
PSPC awards contract for remediation project at Esquimalt Graving Dock
Public Services and Procurement Canada announced that a contract worth over $13 million has been awarded to QM Environmental & PPM Civil Constructors (QM/PPMCC), in…
Climate change to add $14B to transportation infrastructure costs: FAO
The Financial Accountability Office of Ontario (FAO) released its Costing Climate Change Impacts to Public Transportation Infrastructure report, the latest in a series of reports analyzing…
FCM releases annual report of the Green Municipal Fund
The Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) announced the release of the 22nd annual report of the Green Municipal Fund (GMF). GMF’s annual report illustrates how municipalities are…